Overview
- Gano was diagnosed with a herniated disc pressing toward his spinal cord, received a spinal injection, missed Wednesday and Thursday, and plans a Friday kicking test to gauge availability.
- Head coach Brian Daboll said the team will have Younghoe Koo ready to kick against the Bears if Gano cannot play, and he later acknowledged he failed to list Gano on Wednesday’s injury report.
- Koo, signed to the practice squad after Atlanta released him following Week 1, owns an 85.8% career field-goal rate and has been working into the Giants’ operation for a potential debut.
- If needed, Koo would become the seventh player to attempt a kick for New York since 2023, with Jude McAtamney remaining on the practice squad after missing multiple PATs, including two in a 33-32 loss at Denver.
- Gano said he has received death threats and other abusive messages tied to sports betting over several years, which the Giants and NFL security have been tracking.